How to Downgrade iOS [from iOS 16 to iOS 15 or iOS 14 to iOS 13]

Part 1. Backup iPhone/iPad Data before Downgrading iOS

Before you downgrade iOS, you should back up all useful data on your iOS device like iPhone, iPad or iPod first. You can choose to back up your iOS data to iCloud. Or you can copy all necessary iOS data to computer. This part will show 2 ways to help you backup your iPhone/iPad files.

Backup iOS data with iCloud

It's quite convenient to backup iOS data with iCloud. You are allowed to backup pictures, videos, some app data, iMessage, text messages, ringtones, items purchased from iTunes and various settings to iCloud service.

Step 1.Open "Settings" app on your iPhone/iPad and then tap on your "Apple account" at the top of the screen.

Step 2.Choose "iCloud" and then scroll download to locate the "iCloud Backup" option. Toggle the switch next to "iCloud Backup" to "On". By doing so, iCloud will attempt to backup your iPhone automatically and regularly when your device is connected to a good Wi-Fi connection and enough charged.

Step 3.You can tap "Back Up Now" button below to start the backing up manually.

Better way to backup all iPhone iPad data to computer

iCloud provides you with a simple way to backup all types of iOS data. But you may notice that, it only offers 5G free storage. In that case, you can't backup all new useful files to iCloud. You have to pay for more iCloud storage. So here we sincerely recommend a powerful iOS Data Backup & Restore to help you copy iOS data to computer. It has the capability to backup all frequently-used iOS data. You can free download it and give it a try.

Step 1.Free download, install and run this iOS data backup software on your computer by clicking the download button above. Choose "iOS Data Backup & Restore" option in the main interface. Then connect your iOS device to it with a USB cable. It will automatically detect your device.

Step 2.Choose the iOS data Backup option and then click "Start" button to move to the next step. During this step, you need to select specific file types like Photos, Messages, Call History, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, etc. you want to backup.

Step 3.Click "Next" button and click "Backup" button to start copying all selected iOS data to your computer. Check more ways to backup iPhone data to computer.

Part 2. How to Downgrade from iOS 15 with iTunes

If you are not satisfied with the new iOS 15 or iOS 14, you can rely on iTunes to downgrade the iOS. Now you can take the following guide to downgrade iOS with iTunes.

Step 1.First, you need to download firmware file of the specific iOS version you want to downgrade. Ensure you download the correct IPSW file.

Step 2.Launch the latest version of iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone/iPad to it with a lightning cable.

Step 3.Click your iOS device icon and then click the "Summary" option on the left.

Step 4.Click on "Restore iPhone/iPad" button while pressing the left Shift key (Windows) or the left Option key (Mac). Then choose the iOS IPSW file you just downloaded. After that, iTunes will start to downgrade iOS for you.

When the iOS downgrading process is finished, your iOS device will automatically boot up and you will be guided to the Welcome screen.

Part 3. Remove iOS 15/14/13 Beta with Recovery Mode

With the recovery mode, you can also downgrade iOS and bring your iPhone/iPad/iPod the previous version of iOS version. If you installed an iOS 15 beta version and now like to get the official version, you can use this method. Keep in mind that to back up iOS data first. Because this iOS downgrade method will wipe out all of your data and install only the most recent iOS version.

Step 1.Run the latest version of iTunes on your computer and connect your iOS device to it.

Step 2.For different iOS devices, you need to take different ways to put it into recovery mode.

For iPhone 12/11/XS/XR/X/8:

Press the "Volume Up" button and then press and release the "Volume Down" button. Then press and hold the "Power/Side" button until the recovery mode appears on the screen.

For iPad Pro 2018 and Later with Face ID:

Press and release the "Volume Up" button and "Volume Down" Button. Then press and hold "Side/Power" button till you see the recovery mode

For iPhone SE/7/7 Plus/6s/6s Plus and iPad:

Keep pressing the "Side/Power" button and "Volume Down" button until your iOS device into the recovery mode.

Step 3.When your iOS device is guided into recovery mode, you will see the "Restore" and "Update" options. Here you need to tap the "Restore" one. This operation will remove all existing data on your device and then install the latest iOS to it. Here you can know some iOS Update Problems.

Best iOS Data Recovery you may like to know:

You won't worry about the data loss situation if you backup all necessary data as we said. If you choose the iOS Data Backup & Restore to backup your iOS data, you can easily restore all of them with one click. But if you don't have any backup file, turn to the iOS Data Recovery to rescue your lost files.

We mainly talked about how to downgrade iOS in this page. After reading this post, you can handily downgrade iOS. You can also easily remove the iOS 15/14/13 beta on your iPhone or iPad. If you still have any questions, you can leave us a message in the comment.